Tasting Notes for Organic Wine Preservative Free Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Savour the captivating aromas of our Cabernet Sauvignon. Notes of cloves, warm Christmas cake, and zesty orange peel delight the senses. Balanced with fine, velvety tannins and a subtle hint of aniseed, this wine delivers a memorable experience.

Growing Season
Vintage 2022 was the second of three subsequent La Nina years, rain events were regular and exacerbated by a strong tropical pulse (MJO) of wet weather circulating the globe. Bud burst was late on the ten-year average but around normal for the forty-year average (a great reflection of climate change) and the growing season was needed to continue to strengthen the vines after a significant drought a few years earlier. The team were challenged with disease mitigation but worked around the clock to ensure a healthy and high-quality crop. The longer-term weather forecasts were indicating average rainfall in the ripening and harvest months, this luckily did eventuate. The cooler and above-average rainfall year was quite suitable for cabernet sauvignon this year. The ripeness of flavour is testimony to the season and hard work applied by the vineyard team. The fruit was harvested when displaying profile balance and darker berry fruits.

Winemaking
Static ferment temp controlled, regularly oxygenated for yeast health and tannin polymerisation. Co -inoculated with MLF bugs for early microbial stability and matured at 5° Celsius. Minimal wine movements prior to clarification to maintain primary notes. Fined with potato protein to improve the mouthfeel and find a balance between an acceptable softness and texture to work with the natural tannin-lipid interaction that is well known to occur between red wine and meats.

Technical notes
Alcohol: 13.18%
Approx. 7.9 standard drinks
Sugar per 100ml (gm): 0.4
Sulphur Dioxide Free/Total: <3

(SKU: OW_CBS_CV)